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21Charity and Charities — • In its widest and highest sense, charity includes love of God as well as love of man Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Charity and Charities Charity and Charities …
22beg — I. v. a. 1. Crave, solicit, beseech, pray, implore, supplicate, conjure, importune, petition, request, ask, pray for, petition for, seek by petition, sue for, ask earnestly. 2. Crave permission, solicit leave, desire earnestly, take leave, take… …
23beg — verb 1) he begged on the streets Syn: panhandle, ask for money, seek charity, seek alms; informal sponge, cadge, scrounge, bum, mooch 2) we begged for mercy Syn: ask for, request, plead for …
24Christmas music — Holiday Song redirects here. For the song by the Pixies, see Come on Pilgrim. Christmas song redirects here. For the Mel Tormé composition, see The Christmas Song. Christmas Songs redirects here. For albums with that name, see Christmas Songs… …
25Charitable organization — American Cancer Society offices in Washington, D.C. A charitable organization is a type of non profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals (e.g. charitable, educational, religious, or… …
26panhandle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v., slang, beg, solicit, bum (sl.), [make a] touch (sl.). See request. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. solicit, ask alms, bum*; see beg 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. *bum, cadge, *hit up, scrounge. see …
27beg — [v1] request abjure, advocate, apply to, ask, beseech, besiege, call to, canvass, conjure, crave, desire, entreat, impetrate, implore, importune, invoke, nag, obsecrate, obtest, petition, plead, pray, press, requisition, solicit, sue, supplicate …
28beg — [beg] vt. begged, begging [ME beggen < Anglo Fr begger < begart < OFr begard, religious mendicant < MDu beggaert] 1. to ask for as charity or as a gift [he begged a dime] 2. to ask for earnestly as a kindness or favor vi. 1. to ask… …
29Crusades — • Expeditions undertaken, in fulfilment of a solemn vow, to deliver the Holy Places from Mohammedan tyranny. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Crusades Crusades …
30Busking — is the practice of performing in public places for tips and gratuities. People engaging in this practice are called buskers. Busking performances can be just about anything that people find entertaining. Buskers may do: acrobatics, animal tricks …
